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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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